Nyaabagam Varuthe

Ragasiyam

Kathir walked out with the jewels

Mullai followed him out

In the hall Moorthy sat sipping his tea chatting with Lakshmi amma

Vaa daa Kathiru..Tea sappittiyaa

Ahn achu ne ..anne oru vishayam pesanum

Sollu da

Ithu Mullai kalyanathukku maamaa potta nagainga..ithe vechu maamaa kadana adaikkalaamaa..oru 5 laksham thevai paduthu

Appudiya ..hmmm kadaila Ippo ivvalavu periya thogai ille ..maamaakku romba avasaramo..innum rendu vaarathula antha Kalyana mandapam order panam varum ..athe kudutha veettu nagai velia pogaathu athaan yosikkaren Moorthy sat wondering

Naane pesanumnu irunthen..ethaachum uthavi pannungannu..unga appa nelamai en thambikku venaam

Konjam nerukkal irukku nenaikkaren..athaan..aanaa oru maasam minji ponaa oru rendu maasam..avvalavu thaan..avarukku vara vendiyathu vasool panni meettidalaam

Appo pannu da..namma bazaar nagai kadailaye vechudu..athiga vatti poda maattaanga

Mullai stood wondering how she had misunderstood her athai so badly

After the men left she sat with her athai

Ungala thappa purinjukitten athai she said in a small voice

Yen ma

Appakku yen pannanumnu keppeengannu

Un appa yen thambi

Unga thambi ungalukku pannala ille

Lakshmi amma smiled then

Avan pannalenna naanum pannaama irukkanuma

Mullai smiled then and was about to go to the kitchen

Murugan vanthaan ma ..Parvathy ku theriyaama ..naan thaan ethukkala..pondaatti ku maraichu enna uthavarthu nu ..Parvathy mela enakku aayiram varutham irukkalaam..aanaa Murugan ku ava nalla pondaati..ivanum ennikkum avalukku nalla purushana irukkanumnu thaan yosippen..varutham veruppu ellam irunthuchu..illennu poi solla maatten..aanaa avanukku onnuna summa paarkka mudiyathu ennaala..innikku ille ennikkume..munna kooda appudi thaan..oruthanga nalla irukkara varaikkum thaan avangala thittavum othukkavum mudiyum..kashtam padum pothu eppudi..athuvum athe kashtatha namma paarthu irukkomngara pothu ..

Mullai sat smiling

Melum ithu Murugan oda uzhaippula vaangina nagai..avanukku oru kashtamna kudukka koodathunnu solla naan yaaru..

Ithe thaan avarum sonnaaru..

En paiyan vera mathiri pesina thaan vaanguvaan..L amma smiled..pesa maattaan she added

Mullai got up then and enveloped her athai in a giant hug ..

Love you athai she said

L amma coming from a different generation was feeling very shy..she closed her face with one hand and said seriya pochu..po poi aavartha paaru she said holding on to the hands around her

With the lender issue sorted and out of the way Murugan felt a little stronger..Kathir had convinced him about the jewels

But Parvathy was very upset

Innum 6-7 maasathula valaikaappu varum..kaila kazhuthula onnum podaama ukkaathina nallavaa irukkum she had lamented

Athukkulla mudinja alavu meettalaam athai..kavalai padaatheenga Kathir had tried
to pacify her

She had kept quite after that

They charted a plan ..weekends for local collections and once a month for outstation dues